Byron Lawerence Weston III, a 20-year-old white man, was found dead on June 1, 2011, in the 3000 block of East Olympic Boulevard in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles. According to Los Angeles County coroner's records reported at the time, his death was listed as apparent strangulation. It was unclear where Weston had been killed; authorities indicated the body had been dumped at the location where it was discovered.
Weston was 20 at the time of his death and remained identified in coroner and local records as Byron Lawrence Weston III. Public notices and family funeral information show he was survived by parents and multiple siblings and extended relatives; services were held in mid-June 2011. The coroner's spokesman provided limited details to the press, and contemporary accounts did not describe a known motive, suspect, or the exact circumstances leading to his death.
The Los Angeles Police Department's Hollenbeck Division was the agency listed in the homicide record, and initial public reporting asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers. Other publicly available records from the period - including the coroner synopsis and local funeral notices - do not report any arrest, charge, or later identification of a perpetrator. There are no subsequent news reports or official releases located that indicate the case was solved or closed publicly.
As of the most recent records located from 2011 and archived homicide listings, Byron Lawerence Weston III's death remains an unsolved homicide with no reported arrests; tips were requested through Crime Stoppers at the time. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the LAPD Hollenbeck Division or Crime Stoppers as listed in the original reports.
